More than 1 million fliers enrolled in TSA PreCheck screening

The TSA PreCheck program helps people get through screening more quickly. (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel)

More than 1 million travelers, including nearly 30,000 from South Florida, have enrolled in TSA PreCheck, the Transportation Security Administration's expedited screening program that launched in October 2011.

Across Florida, more than 68,500 travelers have enrolled in TSA PreCheck, which enables low-risk travelers to experience faster efficient screening at more than 130 U.S. airports, the TSA said.

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The screening program's first application center opened in December 2013. Today, there are more than 330 sites nationwide for travelers to sign up, including in Fort Lauderdale and inside the Miami and Palm Beach international airports.

TSA PreCheck is available at all three South Florida international airports.

"TSA Precheck strengthens security while making it less stressful," TSA spokeswoman Sari Koshetz said. "The program allows us to focus efforts on the people we know less about and who pose more of a risk, while providing an expedited experience for those travelers we know the most about."

Roughly 4,000 people enroll in the TSA program each day, according to MorphoTrust, the federal agency's enrollment services provider. A non-refundable $85 application processing fee applies.

Enrolled travelers may leave on shoes, light outerwear and belts; keep a laptop in its case; and keep any 3-1-1 compliant liquids or gels in a bag in their carry-on when passing through screening lanes

Once approved for TSA PreCheck travelers will receive a traveler number valid for five years, which will allow them to use designated lanes at security checkpoints when traveling on 11 major U.S. airlines, including JetBlue, Southwest, American, United, US Airways and Delta.

The Fort Lauderdale TSA PreCheck application center is at IdentoGO, 650 S.W. 34th St. Suite 309. In Palm Beach County, another enrollment center is on site at the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach at 301 Broadway. Travelers in Miami-Dade have the option of enrolling at theIdentoGO center at 1001 North America Way.